Carp

Two carp jump above a brown river. The carp on the left is grey and the carp on the right looks more brown. Water splashes beneath them.

Missouri Business Tests New Net to Catch Invasive Carp Leaping Out of Platte River

A little ripple tears through the muddy water.   It’s small. It’s so small, in fact, that coupled with the regular movements of the river, you wouldn’t even notice it – unless you knew what to look for.   Within seconds, a silver carp flies out of the water and launches itself several feet into the air….

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Kasey Whiteman of the Missouri Department of Conservation holds proof that invasive silver carp can grow to large sizes. This one weighed close to 60 pounds.

Missouri Angler Lands Monster Invasive Carp, Buries It

George Chance recently caught what may be a world-record invasive carp. Rather than mount the 97-pound giant, he buried it in his garden as fertilizer.

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